Egg poacher



Nov. 17, 1936. B, H. MccQRMlcKl l 2,061,285

EGG POACHER Filed May 9, 1956 en HWG/@jesi Patented Nov. l?, 1936 STATES. PATE EGG POACHER,

Byrd Hays McCormick, Bismarck, Mo.

Application May 9, 1936, Serial No. 78,770

4 Claims. (C1. 53-1) This invention relates to egg poachers. 6 so that, when the containers are placed in the An object of the invention is to provide a device rings and seated upon the cross members, the for use in poaching eggs including a supporting upper edges of the containers are considerably frame composed of wire or the like for holding the above the rings (Figs. 2 and 3) cups or containers in which the broken eggs are In use, the broken eggs are placed in the con- 5 confined while the lower portion of the frame and tainers and the containers are placed in the the containers with the eggs therein are subrings and seated upon the cross members 6, Then merged in boiling water. the device is placed in boiling water of sufficient Another object of the invention is to provide depth completely to submerge the eggs and the 1o a device for use in poaching eggs that may be containers in which they are confined while the 10 manufactured and sold at low and permissible handle l is well above the water level. After the cost. eggs have been poached sufficiently, the device is Other objects will appear from the following lifted out of the water. The eggs completely fill description, reference being made to the annexed the containers so that practically all of the water @FFICE drawing, in which on the eggs will flow therefrom over the upper 15 Fig. 1 is a plan view of the supporting frame edge of the container and substantially no water having one of the egg containers therein. will be retained in the lower portion of the con- Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device as illustainer. Thus, the eggs may be placed upon toast trated in Fig. 1. or the like in substantially dry condition, or at Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of one least without substantial quantities of water. 20 of the containers mounted in the frame. Variations in the construction of the device Fig. 4 is a perspective view looking into the within the scope of equivalent limits may be made open upper end of one of the containers. Without departure from the nature and principle As shown, the frame is composed of two wires of the invention. twisted together to form an upwardly extended I claimz- 25 handle l, each wire having a downwardly extend- 1. An egg poacher comprising a supporting ed portion 2. One of the wires is further bent frame composed of wire forming loops, legs for to form a pair of loops or rings 3 and the other supporting the frame, cross members supported wire is bent to form a. pair of loops or rings 4. above the lower ends of said legs transversely of Further, the wires are bent to form a pair of legs the loops, and containers adapted to be placed in 3o 5 for each of the loops or rings, and are further and removed from the respective loops and to seat bent to form raised cross portions 6 below the reupon and be supported by said cross members spective rings and a considerable distance above above the lower ends of said legs and in a relationthe lower ends of the legs 5, so that the boiling ship in which the upper ends of said containers l water may circulate and ow freely below the are above said loop. 35

cups when they are supported in the bands or 2. An egg poacher comprising a wire forming loops and on the cross members 6. rings, legs for supporting the rings, transverse The loops or rings 3 are rigidly attached by members connecting said legs, and means rigidly Welding 01' Other appropriate attachment and connecting said rings; and containers for eggs inthe rines 4 are likewise rigidly attached by atsertable in and withdraw/able from said rings and 40 tachng means 8 Similarly the Tings-3 are rig adapted to seat upon and be supported by said idly attached to the ung? a by rl'ttachmg means transverse members in a relationship in which the 9, Thus, s, strong frame 1s provlded by the Slm' upper ends of said containers are above said ple expedlent of shaping small wires to prov1de rings a handle that will extend above the boiling water, h f

to provide supporting legs for the retaining loops 3' A111 egg poa'c er ctgmprtlsmg .a Wlre or rings and attaching the loops or rings together mugs egs for sltppor tug he rings tranflse to obtain al rigid Construction. members connecting sa1d legis, and means rigidly Each Container comprises an annular Wan 'n connectmg sa1d rings; contamers for eggs inserthaving an inturned ilange ll (Fig. 3) at its lower able m and Wlthdmwable from sa1d rings and 50 ond upon which a, Screen bottom l2 of ne mosh adapted to seat upon said transverse members is secured. Each container may also include a and be SUDDOrted thereby submerged in bOilirlg laterally extended handle I3. The height of each Water t0 roach the eggs, Said containers extendcontainer is greater than the vertical distance beingT abOVe Sad rings, and a handle in Connection tween any of the rings and their cross members with said rings having a Vertical height greater 55 than the depth of the water in which the device is intended to be used.

4. An egg poacher comprising Wires twisted together to provide a handle, downwardly extended portions from said handle, rings in connection with said downwardly extended portions, legs in connection with said rings for supporting said rings, transverse members in connection with said legs below said rings, means rigidly connecting adjacent rings, and containers having reticulated bottoms and adapted to contain eggs and to seat upon said transverse members and be supported thereby submerged in boiling water for poaching 5 the eggs. l

BYRD HAYS MCCORMICK. 

